Shingles: Vaccination
(asked on 1st March 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make the shingles vaccination available for people over 70 years old on the NHS.
This question was answered on 9th March 2016
A shingles vaccination programme was introduced in September 2013 for 70 year olds; with a progressive catch-up to ensure all those aged 71 – 79 years old could also benefit from the vaccine. A schedule indicating which age groups will be eligible for the shingles vaccine in 2015/16 and beyond is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/who-is-eligible-for-the-shingles-vaccine-beyond-2016